GHSA-6pfc-6m7w-m8fx CVE-2026-41390
OpenClaw has a gateway exec allowlist allow-always bypass via unregistered /usr/bin/script wrapper
- Severity
- 7.0 / 10
- High · CVSS 4.0
- Exploit chance (EPSS)
- 0.12%
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 1.65% of scored vulnerabilities.
- Known exploited
- No
- Not in CISA's catalog
- Weakness
- CWE-385 Covert Timing Channel
- Fix
2026.3.28- Upgrade openclaw to this version or later
Description
Summary
Allow-always persistence did not unwrap /usr/bin/script and similar wrappers to the actual executed target before storing trust decisions.
Impact
A user approval for one wrapped command could persist trust for a wrapper binary that later executed a different underlying program.
Affected Component
src/infra/dispatch-wrapper-resolution.ts, src/infra/exec-wrapper-resolution.ts
Fixed Versions
- Affected:
<= 2026.3.24 - Patched:
>= 2026.3.28 - Latest stable
2026.3.28contains the fix.
Fix
Fixed by commit 83da3cfe31 (infra: unwrap script wrapper approval targets).
Affected versions
npm
| Package | Vulnerable | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| openclaw | < 2026.3.28 |
2026.3.28 |
How to fix
Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.
openclaw npm → 2026.3.28
- npm
npm install openclaw@2026.3.28- yarn
yarn add openclaw@2026.3.28- pnpm
pnpm add openclaw@2026.3.28
Severity breakdown
CVSS 4.0 7.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
- High
- Integrity (vulnerable system)
- High
- Availability (vulnerable system)
- High
- Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
- None
- Integrity (subsequent systems)
- None
- Availability (subsequent systems)
- None
- Exploit maturity
- Not defined
- Scope
- X
CVSS 3.1 7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Weakness
CWE-385: Covert Timing Channel
Covert timing channels convey information by modulating some aspect of system behavior over time, so that the program receiving the information can observe system behavior and infer protected information.
How to prevent it
- Architecture and Design: Whenever possible, specify implementation strategies that do not introduce time variances in operations.
- Implementation: Often one can artificially manipulate the time which operations take or -- when operations occur -- can remove information from the attacker.
- Implementation: It is reasonable to add artificial or random delays so that the amount of CPU time consumed is independent of the action being taken by the application.
References
Advisories
Packages
Other links
Timeline
- Published
- Last updated by the source
- Latest EPSS score
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